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About the book

Description

This book is directed at people in the workforce, managers and staff alike, who want to further their career through continuous learning.

Self-development is a lifelong process, which not only propels you along a career path, but also can sharpen your mind, improve brain health, and extend your active lifespan. How to excel through self-development will help you to determine your current needs, set goals, plan your career, and excel in your studies while keeping your busy life in balance.

It covers everything from performing a self-assessment and choosing courses that are right for you to how to excel at school work, study, write exams, manage stress, memorize information and manage time. It concludes with 75 tips for students at all levels.

Content

Know where you want to go

Take charge of your career

Excel in your present job

Your future starts now

The basics of goal-setting

Plan your self-development

Aim for quality, not quantity

Your personal needs analysis

Distance education is on the increase

Develop skills over your lifetime

Selecting your courses

Selecting the training organization

Optimize the learning process

Have a growth mindset

Develop a strategy

Coping with the information explosion

Keep up with the times

Technology is having an impact on learning

Maximize your personal energy

Enhance your classroom experience

Plan ahead

Be a good listener

Take good notes

Organize your note-taking

Reviewing your notes

Don’t avoid the coffee break

Don’t stifle those yawns

Develop good study habits

Use your brain’s associative powers

Best study methods

The best time to study

The best place to study

Avoid fatigue

Doing research online

Don’t put off those term assignments

Don’t always study sitting down

Write your exams with confidence

Attend the classes

Get a head start

Learning requires repetition, rest and review

Your approach to the exam is important

Know your terms

Manage your time for results

Plan and schedule

Life involves a series of choices

Time management laws and principles

Get an early start

Utilize any idle time

Make the most of your memory

Get the information into long-term memory

Boost your power of recall

The story-telling technique of remembering

Don’t buckle under pressure

Stress makes learning difficult

Recognizing stress

Avoid burnout

Relieving stress

Summary of strategies for students

Manage your time

Maximize your classroom experience

How to study

Improve your memory and recall

Writing exams

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